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Ecological Survey of Land at Fields End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire FEH.VG Vincent and Gorbing Vincent and Gorbing ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME DAFOR PLANTS continued wood melick Melica uniflora R wych elm Ulmus glabra O yarrow Achillea millefolium R yew Taxus baccata R Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus O KEY TO DAFOR (An estimate of relative abundance at a site) D Dominant A Abundant F Frequent O Occasional R Rare ADJACENT ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME SITE LAND BIRDS buzzard Buteo buteo kestrel Falco tinnunculus stock dove Columba oenas woodpigeon Columba palumbus collared dove Streptopelia decaocto swift Apus apus green woodpecker Picus viridis skylark Alauda arvensis swallow Hirundo rustica wren Troglodytes troglodytes dunnock Prunella modularis robin Erithacus rubecula blackbird Turdus merula song thrush Turdus philomelos blackcap Sylvia atricapilla lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca whitethroat Sylvia communis chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus great tit Parus major coal tit Periparus ater magpie Pica pica carrion crow Corvus corone starling Sturnus vulgaris house sparrow Passer domesticus chaffinch Fringilla coelebs greenfinch Carduelis chloris bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella MAMMALS grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis fox Vulpes vulpes badger Meles meles ESL (Ecological Services) Ltd, 1 Otago House, Allenby Business Village, Crofton Road, Lincoln, LN3 4NL Ecological Survey of land at Fields End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire FEH.VG Vincent and Gorbing ADJACENT ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME SITE LAND fallow deer Dama dama BUTTERFLIES brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni large white Pieris brassicae green veined white Pieris napi orange tip Anthocharis cardamines BUTTERFLIES continued common blue Polyommatus icarus holly blue Celastrina argiolus speckled wood Pararge aegeria OTHER INVERTEBRATES St Marks fly Bibio marci common carder bee Bombus pascuorum red-tailed bumble bee Bombus lapidarius Merveille du Jour moth (caterpillar) Dichonia aprilina mother shipton moth Callistege mi cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae forest bug Pentatoma fufipes ESL (Ecological Services) Ltd, 1 Otago House, Allenby Business Village, Crofton Road, Lincoln, LN3 4NL Ecological Survey of land at Fields End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire FEH.VG Vincent and Gorbing APPENDIX 2 Summary of Statutory Protection for Selected Species ESL (Ecological Services) Ltd, 1 Otago House, Allenby Business Village, Crofton Road, Lincoln, LN3 4NL Ecological Survey of land at Fields End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire FEH.VG Vincent and Gorbing SUMMARY OF STATUTORY PROTECTION FOR SELECTED SPECIES 1 REPTILES 1.1 All four of the more widespread species of native reptiles, that is common lizard Lacerta vivipara , grass snake Natrix natrix , slow worm Anguis fragilis and adder Vipera berus , are given partial protection under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981 and as amended) which prohibits the intentional killing, injuring or taking of any of these species. There is no provision in the Act for licensing works which could give rise to an offence, but it does provide a defence where the otherwise unlawful act can be shown to be the incidental result of a lawful operation and could not reasonably have been avoided. Permitted development or a development which has received planning permission is clearly a lawful activity but the law thus requires that a reasonable effort be made to avoid killing or injuring protected animals in the course of implementing this permission. 1.2 The habitats of rare reptile species are also protected under this Act, but those of the common species listed above are not, and these animals are also not protected from disturbance whilst occupying their habitat. 2 BATS 2.1 In England, Scotland and Wales, all species of bats are fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and as amended, including by the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000. They are also protected by European legislation, being included on Schedule 2 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994. Taken together, this legislation makes it illegal, inter alia to: • intentionally or recklessly kill, injure or capture a bat • deliberately disturb a bat when it is occupying a roost • damage, destroy or obstruct access to a bat roost 2.2 A bat roost is defined as being any structure or place that is used for shelter or protection, and since it may be in use only occasionally or at specific times of year, a roost retains such designation whether the bats are present or not 3 BADGERS 3.1 Badgers are fully protected by the Protection of Badger Act 1992, which subsumed all previous legislation covering this species. This Act makes it an offence inter alia to: ESL (Ecological Services) Ltd, 1 Otago House, Allenby Business Village, Crofton Road, Lincoln, LN3 4NL Ecological Survey of land at Fields End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire FEH.VG Vincent and Gorbing • wilfully kill, injure or take, or attempt to kill, injure or take, a badger • interfere with a badger sett by doing any of the following things, intending to do any of these things or being reckless as to whether one’s actions would have any of these consequences: - damaging a badger sett or any part of it; - destroying a badger sett; - obstructing access to, or any entrance of, a badger sett; - disturbing a badger when it is occupying a badger sett. 3.2 A badger sett is defined in the Act as any structure or place which displays signs indicating use by a badger. Although a sett may be empty at a certain time, it may be used as part of a regular cycle throughout the year, and may therefore be considered to be in use. Under certain conditions, activities which could otherwise give rise to an offence may be licensed by Natural England. A sett which can be shown to be obviously disused is considered to fall outside the Act. 4 DORMICE 4.1 Dormice are fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (and as amended). They are also protected by European legislation, being included on Schedule 2 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994. Taken together, this legislation makes it illegal, inter alia to: • intentionally or recklessly kill, injure or capture a dormouse • deliberately disturb a dormouse when it is occupying a nest • damage, destroy or obstruct access to a dormouse nest 4.2 A dormouse nest is defined as being any structure or place that is used for shelter or protection. 5 BIRDS 5.1 The Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981 and as amended) protects all wild birds and their nests and eggs. Under this Act it is an offence to: • kill, injure or take any wild bird • take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird while it is in use or being built • take or destroy the egg of any wild bird. 5.2 Bird nesting sites are not themselves protected when not in use and the common species are not protected from disturbance whilst occupying their nest-sites. However, certain rare ESL (Ecological Services) Ltd, 1 Otago House, Allenby Business Village, Crofton Road, Lincoln, LN3 4NL Ecological Survey of land at Fields End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire FEH.VG Vincent and Gorbing breeding birds, listed on Schedule 1 of the Act (e.g. barn owls), are also protected against disturbance whilst building a nest or on or near a nest containing eggs or young. ESL (Ecological Services) Ltd, 1 Otago House, Allenby Business Village, Crofton Road, Lincoln, LN3 4NL Ecological Survey of land at Fields End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire FEH.VG Vincent and Gorbing APPENDIX 3 Data Search Results for Locally Valued Sites and Protected Species ESL (Ecological Services) Ltd, 1 Otago House, Allenby Business Village, Crofton Road, Lincoln, LN3 4NL Ecological Survey of land at Fields End, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire FEH.VG Wildlife Sites Report SITE GRID NAME AREA(ha) RATIFIED DESCRIPTION REFERENCE REFERENCE 65/003 Shrub Hill TL036072 6.84 1997 The site is situated in a gently undulating chalk dry valley and comprises several old Common pastures, an area of old secondary woodland and a length of ancient green lane. The grasslands support large areas of unimproved chalk grassland with species such as Salad Burnet (Sanguisorba minor), Greater Knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa), Slender Buckler-fern (Dryopteris carthusiana), Fairy Flax (Linum catharticum), Lady’s Bedstraw (Galium verum), Rough Hawkbit (Leontodon hispidus) and Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca). These communities grade into more neutral grassland on the lower valley floor and flatter slopes, which include grasses such as Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus), Red Fescue (Festuca rubra) and Common Bent (Agrostis capillaris) and herbs such as Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens), Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and Common Sorrel (Rumex acetosa). The woodland has a mixed canopy of Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur), Ash (Fraxinus excelsior), Field Maple (Acer campestre) and Hazel (Corylus avellana), but most notably includes large areas of Yew (Taxus baccata), which are probably native on this site. Old pits in the north corner of the woodland support dense Elder (Sambucus nigra). The ancient green lane is dominated by Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) with some Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Pedunculate Oak. Thick mixed species hedgerows border the site on the southern and western edges and divide the two main grasslands. Wildlife Site criteria: Grassland inventory; grassland indicators. 65/004 Harrison's Moor, TL040061 51.18 1997 Series of ancient grazing pastures,
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